MATT KENSETH, No. 20 Dollar General Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing How
did the morning test session go with your new team? "It's gone pretty good
except for the last half hour. I guess it was a good icebreaker. I've been
kind of nervous coming into this morning and walking to a different truck
and a different team and all of that stuff. Anyway, my last run I proceeded
to go from second gear to first gear and over-revved the engine so they're
back there changing it. So, I think the guys are in love with me right now.
Like, 'Where did we find this clown? Give us the other one back.' Other
than that it's been good."

How does the 2013 Camry compare to the car you finished the 2012 season
with? "There's a lot of things different, especially for me, because it's
all different than what I'm used to running. But, the cars feel good.
They've got a ton of grip. I felt like they had a lot of rear grip
especially with that cambered rear end. I'm not sure if that's necessary or
not, but overall just seems like a lot more grip than when we raced here in
the fall."

Do you know all of the guys on your team yet? "A lot of them guys have
been around for a long time so I know who they are and I've spent a little
time over at the shop. I certainly don't know them as good as I'm going to
or want to and all of that. So, yeah, it was different. I've got to be
honest, it was probably the first time I've been nervous in a race car --
getting in there and going out for the first time -- in as long as I can
remember. It's always exciting and you're a little anxious when you go do
something different. It's been fun so far."

Does it take time to build a relationship with your new crew chief Jason
Ratcliff? "Yeah, it takes time to get to know each other especially at the
track. How you do things and all of that stuff is certainly more than a
couple of hours. But, it was really good. I spent a lot of time with Jason
(Ratcliff, crew chief) here the last month or so and getting to know all of
the guys a lot better -- spending some time over there getting to know the
technical guys and all of that a lot more. Like I said, it's only noon on
the first day, but I've been really impressed how organized they are and
how they approach things."

Do you expect a lot of changes on the new car before you actually race
it at Charlotte Motor Speedway? "Well, I don't know. I don't know what the
rules are going to be for sure. I don't have any idea how much they're
going to change or not change. That's more of a NASCAR call than ours. They
haven't really had us testing anything yet and I wasn't involved in any
other 2013 stuff, so I'm not sure how different they will be when we come
back. But, I think it's a great place to test. It's really consistent. The
tires don't really drop off. You can go in and out. It's fairly smooth. We
race here a lot during the year, more than anywhere else, I guess, as far
as mileage. I think it's a good place close to home and we can learn a lot
of stuff. I still think even if they make some rules changes, I think
there's still a lot we can learn here."

Did you over-rev the engine because you aren't familiar with these
engines? "No. There's a couple of things probably to work on there -- the
shifter or whatever, but it's just me. My fault. Everything is different
inside there and I just put it in first gear instead of third and it didn't
work out too good. It didn't blow it up, but they just changed it for
precautions. Like I said, my guys are real impressed."

Was the height of the new spoiler an adjustment for you? "It's pretty
tall. I wouldn't want it any taller, so yeah. I haven't really been around
any other cars and I haven't really looked out the back too much or had
anybody close to me to really look at it. But, it does seem pretty big and
obstructs your view a little bit more than you had before. But, on pit road
when we were parked there waiting you can still see the tops of other cars.
It kind of reminds me of the Nationwide cars a few years ago before they
went to the new version of the cars. They had pretty big spoilers on them.
You couldn't really see cars when they were right up behind you."

Why were you so nervous today? "I just didn't want to do anything stupid
like I did, pretty much. I don't know. I guess I shouldn't say nervous,
just kind of anxious walking -- it's just different, you know. Just go find
a different group of guys in a different hauler and a different car and
everything is different inside the car. Just to get used to it. I couldn't
wait to get to the track today and honestly I can't wait to get back in the
car here in a little bit."

MATT KENSETH, No. 20 Dollar General Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing
(continued) Does the 2013 car feel like the old style of the car prior to
the COT? "Man, I don't know. That's a long time ago. Compared to the fall
here, I guess I just feel like we've got a lot more grip, which I think we
do. Some of the mechanical stuff they did with the rear end and I think we
have a little bit more down force than what we had before and we have a
nice, cool day. I just feel like we have more grip. Other than that, I
don't really notice a big difference, but it is my first time in a car.
I've only got about 30 laps in one. I didn't do any of the other 2013
testing and haven't been around any cars either."

Will teams be able to 'trick out' the new cars like they did with the
COT? "I think that NASCAR is constantly making rules -- they always have --
to react to things that teams learn through the years. So, I think that
they're always reacting to that and getting the tolerances closer and
making more rules to keep you from doing things. So, certainly in the back
I think the yaw is the same as what it was before. It seemed like the 48
(Jimmie Johnson) got on a -- running their cars sideways."